A Day in the Life of Ryan Hoecker, Detroit Amateur 6:45 AM*: Wake up to the voice of a complete stranger, thanks to our newfound social alarm app “Wakie” that instantly connects “wakies” to “sleepies” in real time. [*This time only applies to the days in which my alarm is actually effective enough to get me out of bed and to the gym before work—a rarity.] 7:15 AM: Actually roll out of bed after turning off my sixth alarm. Sorry Ben. 7:18 AM: Start brewing my first cup of coffee for the day. 7:20 AM: Look ridiculously groggily stretching in the common room of our apartment while waiting for the coffee. 7:22 AM: Jam to music and drink coffee while walking the half-mile to the Wayne State gym. 7:30-8:40 AM: Run. Lift. Awkwardly stand guard near the machines while resting in between sets. 8:45 AM: Pass the other DukeEngagers on their way to work, which starts an hour earlier than Build. 8:50 AM: Hope I haven’t been locked out of our apartment. Ironically my key is less than twenty feet away…just stuck in the middle of a door frame in which there is a well-placed hole just that’s of sight, yet still within reach. I was lucky enough to find that sweet spot pretty early on in the summer. 8:50 AM*: If still in bed, wake up. 9:00 AM: Leisurely cool down and jump in the shower. 9:15 AM: Realize I am running late for the umpteenth time and begin to throw all of my clothes and lunch in my backpack. 9:32 AM: Stumble out the door with an apple and jog down the hall to the elevator. 9:35 AM: Meet Liz in the lobby and make a sarcastic remark that I hope offsets the fact that I’m late. 9:35-10:00 AM: Bike three miles to Mexicantown, where Build is located. Practice riding with no hands. 10:10 AM: Make coffee round two for everyone. 10:15 AM: Read daily email news briefings from NY Times, theSkimm, and Morning Brew. 10:30-11:30 AM: Research local and national coworking spaces, looking at membership structures, building layouts, and funding models. 11:35 AM: Try to convince Liz that coffee is in fact better than tea. 12:00- 1:00 PM: Compile research information onto a Google Doc. 1:00-1:45 PM: Talk about studying abroad with Liz while eating lunch, which usually consists of a salad that I made the night before with fresh veggies from Eastern Market. 2:00-3:00 PM: Bike to a local coworking space with Liz to meet with a manager. Discuss start-ups costs, alumni incorporation techniques, and funding sources. 3:10- 4:00 PM: Bike to a coffee shop with Liz for the remainder of the day. Debrief from the meeting and enter our notes into a Google Spreadsheet. Third cup of coffee. 4:05 PM: Post in the guy’s group message “Catan” to get a feel for who’s up for a game later that night. Of course there’s unanimous consent. 4:10-5:00 PM: Finish up research and map out some weekly goals with Liz. 5:00- 5:25 PM: Bike back to University Towers. 6:00 PM: Microwave two veggie burgers and some canned vegetables for dinner. 6:05- 7:00 PM: Eat and watch Friends on Netflix while I wait for the others to get back from the gym. 7:10-7:45 PM: Attempt to read while I smell the delicious aroma of whatever dish Chef Bryce has chosen to cook for dinner. 8:00 PM: Begin to set up the Settlers of Catan game board. All hopes are high. 8:10 PM: Place first Catan settlements and begin to devise a strategy for the ensuing game. 8:30 PM: Angrily comment on the fact that sixes are not being rolled nearly as many times as eights even though they should be statistically even. 8:50 PM: Place the robber on Chris for no good reason except for the fact that he just seems like someone who should probably be blocked. 8:55 PM: Brew coffee #4, this time decaf. 9:10 PM: Realize David is winning on his next turn because he starts to vigorously deny the fact that he’s anywhere near the lead. 9:15 PM: Sadly put up the board while mentally examining the reasons for tonight’s loss. 9:30-10:00 PM: Make tomorrow’s salad while listening to The Avett Brothers. 10:10 PM: Squish way too many people onto one couch for a group movie with the girls. 11:30 PM: Realize I’m way too tired to finish the movie and move to bed. 11:45 PM: Fall asleep with borderline too loud music playing from my phone and my wakie alarm set for the morning.